Even simply drinking hot chocolate helps Vianne's landlady to thaw as a human being and eventually to her estranged daughter. 6. How does Vianne's chocolate shop affect the lives of various residents of the village?

One old man finally proposes to a woman he has adored from afar, another woman becomes reconciled with a long-lost daughter. People change, fall in love, and quarrels are healed, and eventually the entire village comes to embrace the spirit of the chocolate shop and what chocolate symbolizes in general.

7. Describe three dramatic events that take place in the movie involving chocolate.

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The widow Mme. Audel comes to take off her black and to love again. And the single mother Vianne, as well as inspiring passion in others, finds a loving alliance with the gypsy Roux.
8. What elements of symbolism are present in the movie?

Food and chocolate and Vianne's fertility and colorful clothes (such as her red cloak) symbolize sexuality, and are paired against the life-denying symbolism of the mourning black of widows, the darkness of priestly garb, and Lenten foods.